A man on TikTok has shared why the doors in public toilets do not touch the ground, and it turns out there are more reasons than you might think. Public toilets often appear different to those we have at home with u-shaped seats and doors that do not go all the way to the ground but these are not just quirks as there are practical design reasons for the differences.
TikTok user @mattypstories often shares clips unveiling the true reasons for things and his clip about toilet doors has now received over 30,000 likes as people discover why this is the case.
In the clip, Matty explains: "Here’s why public bathroom doors don’t touch the floor.
"You’ve probably wondered at one point or another why bathroom doors don’t go all the way to the ground. But there are actually many logical reasons why they do this.
"First off, if there’s ever an emergency, it’d be pretty easy to see what happened and get the person some help."
Matty then adds that another reason for this is that public toilets are used by a lot of people so they need to be cleaned regularly so having doors that do not reach the ground makes them easier and quicker to clean.
"Public bathrooms are used quite often, meaning that they need to be cleaned many times throughout the day, and having the space under the door makes it a lot easier," he said.
"And finally, it’s a lot cheaper to buy a door that has part of it cut off than the full door itself."
Many of these reasons are also stated on the website of WC Portables who are a company specialising in portable toilets. They list shorter doors being 'ideal in cases of emergency’, 'easier’ to clean and overall much 'cheaper’.
The company also believes there are a few other handy benefits, too – like the ‘faster escape of bad odour’.
They say: "Toilet is a natural environment for the release of bad odour. The gap between the door and the floor provides a quick escape of the foul smell that was generated by previous users.
"It helps your toilet experience to become bearable. Without the gap, the odour is sustained in a stall and becomes unbearable to subsequent users."
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